Hi everyone,
I know this has been debated a million times before and everyone has their own take on it, but I really value opinons and advice given out on this forum.
I have a huge Gitzo G1504, which weighs 5.56 KG without the head. This was inherited and is a brilliant piece of kit. But I know it is overkill for my set up, an Ebony 45, which I never use longer lenses with.
Now, Gitzo CF come up all the time as the recommended pods, but the price is just obscene in my opinion, but agree they are superb items. But I can pick up an aluminium Manfrotto 055PROB for a third of the price of a Gitzo. It is rated at 7KG load. My kit weighs a total of 3.5KG (camera and lens) and head 1KG. The weight of the manfrotto is 2.4KG, so the saving on my back over the Gitzo is substantial.
What is the opinion on this? Am I likely to be disappointed or have any stability/vibration issues with the Manfrotto? I'd rather steer clear of CF as I am not too careful with my tripod and wonder if they are more susceptible to knocks? Looking at pics of the Manfrotto they look very well made, all metal. Finally. I do not need something that goes really high - 5-6 feet is fine. The Gitzo I have is 5 sections and goes so high I'd need a step ladder to use it at that height - again overkill for me.
I'll be using the same Arca head which is not a problem and perfect for my needs. That weighs 1KG.
Sorry for posting yet another tripod question!
Regards
Steve
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